John Key: Growing our economy

10 April
2013National has had a strong economic plan since we first
came into office in 2008. We've faced some big challenges
and very difficult economic circumstances along the way. But
we've shown we can carefully balance the need to run the
Government's books, while protecting New Zealand's most
vulnerable.We're seeing some great results. We achieved
3% economic growth in New Zealand last
year, which is higher than most developed countries, and
business confidence is increasing. Over the weekend, I met
Christine Lagarde from the International Monetary Fund while
in China, who said she believes our economic plan is "very
stable and it's also very promising".Watch my latest video, where I talk
about our economic programme ahead of next month's
budget.Click here to watch this video

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